Ireland vs Kenya: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Ireland
37,632 metric tons
in 2024
Kenya
34,690 metric tons
in 2024
Ireland rank
50th
Kenya rank
51st
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Ireland
- Kenya
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 37,632 metric tons against 34,690 metric tons in Kenya, a difference of 2,942 metric tons.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 50th and Kenya ranks 51st of 215 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,450 metric tons | 369.9 metric tons | 1,080 metric tons | Ireland |
| 1970s | 4,304 metric tons | 178 metric tons | 4,126 metric tons | Ireland |
| 1980s | 12,335 metric tons | 310.3 metric tons | 12,024 metric tons | Ireland |
| 1990s | 32,573 metric tons | 861.3 metric tons | 31,712 metric tons | Ireland |
| 2000s | 55,829 metric tons | 2,001 metric tons | 53,827 metric tons | Ireland |
| 2010s | 39,239 metric tons | 18,943 metric tons | 20,296 metric tons | Ireland |
| 2020s | 39,323 metric tons | 34,996 metric tons | 4,326 metric tons | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Ireland or Kenya?
- Ireland, at 37,632 metric tons against 34,690 metric tons in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Ireland and Kenya?
- 2,942 metric tons, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Kenya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Kenya rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Ireland ranks 50th and Kenya ranks 51st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Capture fishery production is the volume of wild fish catches landed for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.